Robbery and Shooting in Mantua

Mason
Police District – At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, officers
responded for the sound of gun shots in the 9300 block of Tovito Drive.
An investigation revealed, a 17-year-old boy was approached by four
individuals known to him. They demanded his cell phone. A fifth suspect
remained in a vehicle. The 17-year-old complied and was not injured. The
five robbery suspects then confronted another 17-year-old boy, also known
to them. During this altercation, the 17-year-old produced a handgun and
fired it several times wounding one of the five individuals. All five
fled the scene. One of the five, an 18-year-old young man, responded to
Inova Fairfax Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

After
an investigation, the 17-year-old, who allegedly fired the weapon was
arrested without incident, transported to the Fairfax County Juvenile
Detention Center, and charged with malicious wounding and use of a
firearm in the commission of a felony.

The
investigation into the robbery continues.

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